Comments on: NaNoWriMo: The Annual Act Of Self-Torture, Self-Guilt, & Gorging On Twizzlers http://jlynne.exit-23.net/2007/10/29/nanowrimo-the-annual-act-of-self-torture-self-guilt-gorging-on-twizzlers/ Displaced. Dysfunctional. Discombobulated. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:20:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Lulu http://jlynne.exit-23.net/2007/10/29/nanowrimo-the-annual-act-of-self-torture-self-guilt-gorging-on-twizzlers/#comment-678 Lulu Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:23:13 +0000 http://jlynne.exit-23.net/2007/10/29/nanowrimo-the-annual-act-of-self-torture-self-guilt-gorging-on-twizzlers/#comment-678 I would rather gorge on Twizzlers... I would rather gorge on Twizzlers…

]]> By: J. Lynne http://jlynne.exit-23.net/2007/10/29/nanowrimo-the-annual-act-of-self-torture-self-guilt-gorging-on-twizzlers/#comment-663 J. Lynne Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:55:01 +0000 http://jlynne.exit-23.net/2007/10/29/nanowrimo-the-annual-act-of-self-torture-self-guilt-gorging-on-twizzlers/#comment-663 Yeah, I'm going to try to go for a bite-size part of the actual epic. Like the epic is happening around the story. You know, like in <i>Signs</i> how the epic is the invasion of the aliens and the world fighting back, but the story is about this one family's survival of just one night of the invasion and the story only takes place over like 2 or 3 days. I want to do something like that. Yeah, I’m going to try to go for a bite-size part of the actual epic. Like the epic is happening around the story. You know, like in Signs how the epic is the invasion of the aliens and the world fighting back, but the story is about this one family’s survival of just one night of the invasion and the story only takes place over like 2 or 3 days. I want to do something like that.

]]> By: Thud http://jlynne.exit-23.net/2007/10/29/nanowrimo-the-annual-act-of-self-torture-self-guilt-gorging-on-twizzlers/#comment-659 Thud Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:03:24 +0000 http://jlynne.exit-23.net/2007/10/29/nanowrimo-the-annual-act-of-self-torture-self-guilt-gorging-on-twizzlers/#comment-659 50k is probably not enough room to deal with epic subjects like civil war. When we think about novels, I think some of us tend to think they must be *huge* and look for epic-size stories, but 50k is actually pretty brief. I'm trying to keep my scope limited. A handy book -- and short enough to read in the time remaining if you can find it -- is "How to write a damn good novel." I like this one because he discusses developing ideas at length rather than how to characterize, etc. It's mostly about plot. Also, look into Scrivener (Mac) or PageFour (PC) for writing. Both of those tools help you write in a more non-linear fashion than Word does, and they both also make it easier to stash notes: "research geegaws more fully," etc. 50k is probably not enough room to deal with epic subjects like civil war. When we think about novels, I think some of us tend to think they must be *huge* and look for epic-size stories, but 50k is actually pretty brief. I’m trying to keep my scope limited.

A handy book — and short enough to read in the time remaining if you can find it — is “How to write a damn good novel.” I like this one because he discusses developing ideas at length rather than how to characterize, etc. It’s mostly about plot.

Also, look into Scrivener (Mac) or PageFour (PC) for writing. Both of those tools help you write in a more non-linear fashion than Word does, and they both also make it easier to stash notes: “research geegaws more fully,” etc.

]]> By: Linda R. Moore http://jlynne.exit-23.net/2007/10/29/nanowrimo-the-annual-act-of-self-torture-self-guilt-gorging-on-twizzlers/#comment-658 Linda R. Moore Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:11:01 +0000 http://jlynne.exit-23.net/2007/10/29/nanowrimo-the-annual-act-of-self-torture-self-guilt-gorging-on-twizzlers/#comment-658 *giggle* Good luck and let's all be nuts together :) *giggle* Good luck and let’s all be nuts together :)

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